Family secrets, revenge, and righteous fury collide in an international bestselling novel of psychological suspense and intrigue.Clara and Henrik are married and living in a beautiful inherited villa in Oslo. She is a single-mindedly ambitious child-rights activist at the Ministry of Justice. Having grown up in rural Western Norway, she is also an Oslo outsider. Henrik is a doctor from a well-to-do Oslo family. Though their marriage is under serious strain, they share a devotion to their twin sons and their work. Outwardly, they&;re a successful couple both dedicated to saving lives.Then a Pakistani Norwegian child is admitted to Henrik&;s hospital and dies in his care. The boy had clearly been the victim of child abuse. Soon after, a related murder rocks the city. It won&;t be the last. The events unearth years of trauma, secrets, and buried resentments at the heart of Clara and Henrik&;s fragile marriage.Little by little, in the wake of these shattering crimes, the veneer of normalcy begins to fall away. But even then, nothing is as it appears.